NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A little more than a week after making their American television debut by performing "Uprising" during the "2009 MTV Video Music Awards," popular British band Muse has set high marks for record sales, debuting at #3 on the Billboard chart, with 128,000 copies sold. The "Uprising" single alone saw a week-over-week growth of 341% after the performance, jumping from 12,040 to 53,039 units sold this week.

"We've seen amazing growth for Muse, with this album selling nearly three times as many copies as the last album did in its debut week," says Tom Biery, General Manager of Warner Bros. Records. "One thing that was integral was the MTV Video Music Awards. Not only did we see dramatic sales increases a week later, but the band's performance was a top trending topic on Twitter that night. In addition, the band saw the traffic on its website reach its highest level in history."

Overall, all of the artists who performed at the 2009 VMAs saw significant sales increases starting on VMA weekend and continuing throughout the week, including Beyonce, who took to the stage with her megahit "Single Ladies," Green Day, who rocked the audience with "East Jesus Nowhere," JAY-Z, who closed out the show alongside Alicia Keys with "Empire State Of Mind," Lady Gaga, who brought "Paparazzi" to the Radio City Music Hall stage, Pink, who took "Sober" to great heights during the show, and Taylor Swift, who performed "You Belong to Me."

2009 VMA Performance Impacts

Beyonce

-- "Single Ladies" - Digital single sales went up 161% the week
after the performance